The Sun. — London, England, 1826-06-06 00:00:00

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL' CO I, 1.1011: ov PiIYSICI ANS.—Dr. Pais delivered his sixth lecture before this learned body, on Wednesday last. The subject was one of considerable interest, am/ those who were anxious to he present on the oacasion, assembled for some time befbre its COM mencement. The Theatre was crowded to excess, and the heat obliged several persons to relinquish their seats.. Mr. Smirke has certainly committed a great mistake in the construction of this part of the building, end we trust that some alteration will take place before the next season. _Dr. Paris commenced his lecture, by observing that the discoveries of Modern Chemistry, were not so striking : or important in any of its depart ments, 58 in that of organic analysis. 'I he experimen talists of th; seventeenth century, notwithstanding the assiduity and labour with which they pursued their researches, were totally incapable of , distinguishing even poisonous from a nutritive vegetable ; whereas the Chemists of the present day had been enabled so to separate and isolate the active constituents, as to present them in a state of independence, and thus to furnish the materia medica, with many new and im portant medicines. He analyzed opium, and exhi bited its component parts, describing the peculiar nrOperties which characterised each, and thus deduced sonic important formula? for increasing and modifying the effects of that potent drug upon the living body. The Lecturer then proceeded to, explain the composi tion of the three species of Peruvian bark, viz : the pale, yellow, and red barks of commerce, and stated that two distinct and independent alkalies were to be obtained from them ; that the ,pale bark afforded a salifiable base, termed Cinchonia; the yellow species an alkali, whichhad been denominated Quina ; and the red bark a, salt, which was found to be an intermixture of both bases. He obtained these bodies, by acting upon the several species of bark above described, and presented them in their undisguised condition. He stated that upon the presence of these bodies, the virtues of bark depended, and that by administering a few grains of them, we were now enabled to produce all the effects which previously required as many ounces of the gross substance. Our limits will not enable us to follow the lecturer through the interesting details, and enlarged views, which were, addressed to the learned assembly ; but we quitted the College with a feeling, that the public utility of th a t venerable body was keeping pace with the increased magnificence of the edifice appropriated to its uses. KING'S TEATJU . Signor Pistrucci, whose improvisatorial excellence has attracted so much notice, last night took his be nefit in the great concert-room of this theatre. The first part' of the entertainment (the performance of an Italian tragedy) excited a great deal of interest, on account of its entire novelty in this, country. The tragedy selected for the occasion was the Brut() Prima of the celebrated. Alfieri. The tragedy of firnius is an unequal prOduction. There is little in the three first acts, if we except the address of the Roman Liberator to the people, 'and his animated vow over the murdered Lucretia, to excite powerful emotions, or to rivet the attention to the eventl of the scene. — it is exactly the reverse with :the two last acts, every scene in which displays the lolly powers of a great poet. These two acts are finely imagined, and the execution is, in no respect, inferior to the original de sign. Passion and thought abound in every sentence —from the beginning to the end, the energies tif the mind are kept in a state of the most lively excitation. Signor Pistrucci was the hero of the tragedy ; nod his performance of the character of Brutus is exceedingly creditable to his talents as an actor. He gave the two speeches in the first act, to which we have already re ferred, with a degree of force and animation commen surate with the circumstances in which Brutus is sud denly placed, and with the ardent love of freedom and hatred of oppr e ssio n by which he is inspired. But Signor Pistrucei'a most successful and most admired effort was in the third scene of the 4th act,' where -he knits from Collatinus that his sons have conspired aiptilist the newly-acquired liberties of their country. Al first Brutus cannot credit the relation and in an agony of passion he. exclaims— _ Oh ciel I chit ascolto? "Mi aggiacci a sangoo intro ogui vend--1 ugh traditori? Ali ! no, mot credo." This patinige was given by Signor Pistrucci with un common felicity of tone, feature, and action. Nor was Le less happy in the delivery of that which sue. .ceeds, when Co llatinus presents him with the list of the conspirators, and, having rapidly rim over ;the names, he comes at length to those of Tuns and Ti. herius. The mingled feelings of the fiither and of the patriot were here *cry naturally described by Signor Pistrucci. Signor 'Pistrucei a performance was much applauded throughout. The other charac ters were supported by amateur , : with considerable ell'ect. representatives of Collatinus and frale rius, in particular, demand favourable notice. After the tragedy, Signor Pistrucci was loudly called for. He promptly obeyed - the call, anti made his obeisance to the audience. Ho then proceeded to exhibit his talent as an improvisator. Ile coin, mowed With, a poetical address, iii which hi, observed, that having thrown aside the stern character of Brutus, he was ready to entertain his friends in his own proper person with an hnprostrisazione. The subject of an oent and modern Rome was. proposed, and be, on the instant, touched upon the past glories of that great city in a pathetic strain, and concluded by expressing, in a more lively measure, a hope dust' she would, though now fallen froth her high estate, again raise lter Wad amongst the oations Ho treated several other ot4l)jeets, lively mid comic, with the same astonishing and facility. The last subject was the praise of the constitutional liberty which the people of England enjoy unde r a just king. At, the end of it, lie intro duced a stanza, thanking lsis friends fir their support. He then made his bow and withdret , vimidst universal applause. The voufh, we arc happy to say, was most onnerously attended. Many individuals of rank and fashion were preaent. LrATA, JAN - . SO. Rieketts has entered upon his office here as Consul-oer ral for,Perir; and by his urbanity anti other qualities, app ear ,, well for his pout. Gould. Roth,l the late Spanish .C,hwernor of Call an , rmiakis on board 11. M.. S. !Winn, Captain Sir Murray Maxtrtll ; which vessel, !aid, ht to convey him to Europe, to eßil for E mi l an d immediately after the arrival of 11. M. S. C om b e id o, . e xp e cted from the Southern ports of Perm where, w e h oar,. she has arrived; a nd it is probi t id e she way king " ow wivar, who is coining here to be present at the Meeting of. C 0 40 1,„„„ Bolivar was expected to aims at Quilea On the With 'net. Hills to a large amount have already been drown by this Go. vernment ilpfin Ohne& awl Paredes. dui Commissioners sent from this b y way of appointed to negotiate a new loan in Loudon. There could riot lug tweivol litre yet advice of their arrival; tluitefore, flo e hills have biwn drAwn in anticipation, and under the belief that the good folks in England will enter With avidity into new subsidies to this State. - GENERAL ELECTION. T () IVIRMAIR B , CANDIDATES, COMMITTPES, and Emteroßs.-;--Being anxious to give the fullest and most correct account of the Elections throughout the. Kingdom, we shall be very thankful to any Gentle man immediately interested, tojitvour us by post or otherwise, with the state of the Polling, and other matters connected 'with the Election, in his Town or County. The election for the'City, as appears from the'following circu lar to the Liverymen, will commence on Friday next :--- " By virtue of a precept received front the Sheriffs of the city of London, I am directed 14 the Master and Wardens of the Company, to desire you to appear• at Guildhall on Friday next, the 9th day of June inst., at 2 o'clock at noon, in your livery gown, tnr the purpose of electing four fit and discreet Citizens to serve for the city of London in the ensuing Parliament.' June b." The canvass it carried on with much activity by the respective candidates and their friends. In a great majority of instances the livery have been personally waited on, and considering that their numberxmounte to more than 12,000, spread over all parts of the town and its vicinity, this has proved a most arduous and fa tiguing duty. - Of the new candidates none appear to entertain or to express any confident 'expectations of success, for the contest is likely to run so hard among three of them, that they can vesture to give no intermission to the exertions of their friends. The re port that Mr. Alderman Clarratt intends to offer himself on the f►;st day of the election does not appear to gain ground. - John Ra►nsbottom and Richard Hussey Vivian, Esqrs. can vassed the resident electors of the borough of New Windsor yea terday morning. - We understand Sir Francis Ommanney, who has declined stand ing for . Barnstaple,• intends to offer himself for the borough of Okehampton. Mr. Nolan, it is now understood, determines to stand again for the borough of Barnstaple. Bevearaty.—AS ten o'clock on Thursday evening, Dr. Arden, accompanied by Mr. Humphrey, solicitor fee the new candidate, W. Stewart, Esq., arrived in a post-chaise and finir, from London. Dr. Arden appeared at the balcony and addressed the multitude. We understand that Mr. Lane Fox having declined to offer him self for the representation of Beverley at the ensuing election, Charles Harrison Batley, Esq., a Yorkshire gentleman of inde pendent fortune, has offered himself in Mr. Itmer interest. serious opposition • is at present apprehended by the mends of Mr. Davis and Mr. Bright. Cash and candidates are equally scarce ; hut the public mind is evidently much agi tated, and . we-look fo r w ar d w ith S ome anx i e ty t o th e events o f th e next few days. it cannot be denied that a very Strong feeling prevails in tavour of Mr. Protheroe. —Bristol Mercury. CAM E r.ronn. —The parties of the Earl of Darlington and the Marquis of Hertford are equally balanced in this borough, there ,being 22 . electors, and eleven having declared . for each ; so that unless there should be some ratting, which is very likely, there will be a double return. Caatast.r..—We learn that Sir J. IL 0. Graham, Bart., the candidate on the independent interest for the representation of this city, is expected to arrive in Carlisle on Tuesday next. Con wa t,. —A requisition has been rent to Mr. . Tremayne, signed by about 1,800 freeholders, inviting him to offer himself again at the approaching general election, as a candidate to repre sent this comity in Parliament, and pledging themselves to give him one of their votes free of expellee. Sir H. Vyvyan and Mr. Pendarvee are also determined on going to the pull ; so that a warm contest may be expected. . . Duattam.---M. A. Taylor, Egli. has arrived in this city. - Sit H. Hardinge; the other member, is expected in a (lay or two► to canvass the electors : no new candidate is expected to start fur Durham city. • IlAurantax.—lt is generally understood that no opposition will be made to the return of Mr. Fleming and Sir W. Heath cote, Bart. lirrux.—We un►leratiind that Mr. S. Marjoribanks and Sir R. T. Farquhar, have successfully completed their canvass; and leave no doubt of being returned. June S.. *(Front a Correspondent.)---We are anxiously looking for to-morrow's post, as we fully expect it will bring . an announcement of Mr. It. Wil mo t H or t on ' s i n t e nti on of offering himself fur this place. An intimation was conveyed to him by Wednesday's post, that if he would offer, he would be supported by all the respectables of hull. There is not the smallest doubt that if ha ahuilith.ite will be returned by a considerable majority ; though it is certain., that it would be 111144:11 greater . if he were op posed to further concession to the Catholicis. Mr. O'Neill pre sented himself about a fortnight since, and with every prospect of success. lie makes his public entry on Monday, and a splendid programme has been issued. Should Mr. W. Horton not come, a staunch Tory will present himself. a ST. Ives.—it is expected that Sir C. Hawkins and Mr. Hake (the latter gentleman having come forward upon the invitation of the electors, and being the last to enter the lists) will be re turned without opposition ; the other candidates, viz. Mr. Wallis, of Sandhill-house, Mr. William Praed, of , Trevethow, (of the firm of Praeds and Co.,' bankers, in Fleet-street), and Mr. Ste plums, of Timone Castle, having successively retired from the contest. • I.Etezwras:—Mr. Evans closed his"canvass of the town on Saturday; and Sir Males flutings on itneliday, since which their friends, as well as thos e o f M r . O tway Cave, h ave b een canviaa ing the votes in various parts of the country. Each candidate expremes great confidence in the ultimate issue of the contest, and seems at present determined to carry on the polling to the latest !loan—Leicester Chnrnitle. NODTH lIMD Ent A ND. —(From a Correspotlent.)—Neweastle upon-Tyne, June S.—The firm hold which Mr. Beaumont has got in the comity, and the consequent popularity that attaches to the Hon. Gentleman, seem vow—late in the day as it is—to be redoubling the exertions of Lord Howick's friends, to make up his Lordship's lee-way. Mr. Lumina% (M.P. for the county of Durham, - Lord Howiek's brother-in-law) has undertaken the office of Chairman of his Lordship's Cormnittee here,---hence the augmented industry in pushing his Lordship forward. On Mon day (yesterday) the town of Shields ie.to, be again canvassed. The NOreastle Chronide of this day says---“ Following the preeedenta of the memorable contest of 1774, and the anticipated contest of 1907, a requisition is now in a course of signature, re tpleatiog the High Sheriff of Northumberland to call a county meeting, •fitr the purpose of nominating the persons deemed moat proper to represent that county in Parliament." The same Paper adds---" Though emanating front the friends of one of the candi dates, the requisition hsi been equally presented to the friends of all this othere." Whatever may be the views of ," the friends" of Lord Howick (for he is the candidate alluded to) all that is quite clear is,. that the 'county is likely to he put to UMW unties:emery trouble and expellee ; and cui bona 9 The cases of 1771 andl 1907 are nut parallel with the proceeding,' at this time. For a great. minty weeks die free holtierti have been [MD Vtlified by four several candidates. The friends of the Hon. Mr. Liddell steadily adhere to him ;- and in all parts of the country we bear his cause spoken of with ardour and confidence. Matthew fell, Esq. made a final canvass et North Shields yesterday, where, we understand, his success Was very great. Tn the evening the Hon. Gentleman en tertained a very numerous party - of freeholders to dinner at Win-d's hotel. • It were, we think, au unwise speculation - to speak por a vourahly of the chances of this Gentleman's' being again re- turned. for Northumberland. Be it as it may, however, the struggle will be treinentioutt. There can be little doubt of the re election of the present Members, 'Sir Matthew White Ridley,, Baronet, and Mr. Ellison. • It is' currently reported, iteleed, that the election will take place on Friday next, the 9th inst. Air M. W-Ritiley and Mr. Ellison ars expected here to-morrow. PoterEnta CT. —A severe contest here. Mr. Hardy, the bar ister, it is said, will certainly came in. Poarsmotrru.—Francis Baring, Req. arrived here this even ing, to solicit the suffrages of the members of our corporation, and socceed Admiral Marltham as -one of the representatives of the borough. lumpsh ire Telegraph. Paa"T".--- , Cofkatt is . busy at Preston. The following squib 'Ern" a 1-"in)Y-upeaking quarter llaki been sent to him :-..... ' Sir,—You are requested by a would-not-be constituent of yours to answer the following first series of interrogatories, in Your addruse to-morrow evening, or at your first convenience ;..,..... Were you ever a corporal in any, and what Regiment? and were you drummed out of that Regiment, and for what ? and who ? N. 11.' You recollect cutting the buttons off, Dilly ? Why did you l&tve the land of liberty (America) the first tune? WWI it not for libelling Judge Rush? lf not, how otherWi44 ? Why did you return thither ? Was it not for libelling the Govern ment? thd You not before you ran away, offer to write in support of Government, provided that Government would not enforce tli fine? 4 Ilan Wit a stailitt• of hatilinipt (as your friend Tommy Smith calla it) boon , issood againsty ? and has ringle farthing of dividond over noon, or over Will be, made to your creditors ? In your famoux totter to Sir l'raitnia Burdett, did you nut state, that 4 than wits not Water a alma ohlikajfili to pay his debts, y~f i~y~ r~ if it should interfere with hie'doneetia comfort, or word. to Ow effect ?' Preston has a population of about,Bo,ooo, and not only house keepers paying scot and lot, have a right to vote, but its inhabit ants, which have been defined by the House of Commons to consist in a residence of six months. All lodgers, servants, &e. paying no taxes, have as good a vote as the most respectable individual In the borough. liocuxurta, Monday, 7 o'clock r. M...-Major-General. Arm strong, the opponent of our late independent Member (Bernal), has just made his enure. If numbers of attendants, and much lifting up of the voice*, of the people, were any just criterion in these matters, he would seem to have a good prospect of ousting his opponent, who, from his pairing off on the Catholic Question, and advocating the dispassionate consideration of the West India Question, has given considerable disgust here. There is every p ros p ec t of a sharp contest. The lion. Mr. Dundee is certain of coming.in for MO+ and State. • }Naomi, Jiine s.—The town is in a great bustle with pre paration for the ensuing election. It seems that Mr. Edward Wakefield is the favourite, and that Mr. Fyshe Palmer stands no chance. A very large meeting of Mr. Wakefield's friends will take place to-morrow evening at the Bear Inn, which is supposed to be the last before the grand struggle. Searottn.--The attempt to raise an opposition at Seaford haa, it oteems, proved abortive. Mr. Bulwer, who, with the agent of Sir Jacob Astley, arrived there on Friday last, left the place on the name evening, and Sir Jaeob'e agent on the day after the ar rival of Mr. Ellis and Mr. Fitzgerald, who are, therefore, not likely to meet with any opposition. SOUTHAUITOL-Mr. Chamberlayne has just announced his intention of again standing for Southampton at the ensuing elec tion. Sir William de Creepiguy retires from 111 health. It is expected that Mr. Dottin will succeed to the vacancy. SOUTIMA vs.—Yesterday workmen were engaged in erecting hustings in front of the Town Hall in the Borough, preparatory to the election of Members of Parliament for Southwark, which will continence on Wednesday. The friends of Mr. Polhill, one of the candidates, seem very sanguine of his success on the poll. It is whispered. that there will be a strong opposition against Cal vert's interest, as Mr. William Martin, ironmonger, is making an active canvass, and has five hundred plumpers already on his list. This opposition originated, it is said, in Culvert's writing to the solicitor of St. Bartholomew's .Hospital, endeavouring to hinder William Martin renewing the licence of the Old White Horse, which had been a Hetrickd house about two, hundred years, situate_ near one of Culvert's houses. SUDBURY, JUNE 4.—Quite contrary to the usual order of things, we are as quiet a$ if Parliament had just assembled after an election, instead of a dissolution having just taken place. Our late members both retire. It is stated that for the eight years Alderman Heygate has represented us, he has expended 8,0001. ; but our worthies of the lower classes are constantly complaining of his meanness. C. A. Tulk, Esq. would undoubtedly have come in with a high hand, if he had offered himself : he declined to vote against the Catholic Bill, this gave umbrage to some of his former supporters, and their cool looks at the Mayor's feast in October last, determined him not to offer himself again : he had gained a host of friends among the liberals, and would most certainly have succeeded. John Wilks, jun. Esq. the projector, director, auditor, solicitor, &c. in various joint stock companies, will certainly be returned for this town, and he will as certainly be rejected at the next election. Mr. Wilks's net is calculated to catch all sorts of fish ; he is a friend (at least so he professes) to civil and religious liberty, he is a most determined enemy to any con cession to the Catholics, he is desirous of, and will support, the repeal of the test and corporation acts, and is a member of, and firm supporter, of the Church of England as by law established ; he is a friend to free trade, and an enemy to slavery, and a sup porter of the measures of administration ; he . has all the mob in his favour, and ' not a single man of consequence or character among Ida supporters. By the respectable electors, he is mini.; dered a political adventurer, desirous of going to the best market. It is estimated that Mr. Wilke has already expended above'Boool. On his first canvass, he gave each freeman 10s. each ; at Christ mas he gave them roast beef and plum pudding, and more money ; the estimate is, that he has given 255. each to all the freemen who chose to accept it. TncrAnn..—this famous borough, better known by the name of Bossiney, will also be contested: the opposition to the sitting members is considered rather formidable. Ti cozy.--The most vigorous exertions are making. by the agents of Lord Darlington, the patron, to defeat the projects of their *orients, but it is scarcely possible to say with what pro spect of success, as the worthy and independent electors are won, derfully given to change their views, especially on the very eve of going to the poll,— West Briton. Wootorrocx.---This borough, it appears, will be closely con tested. We have now four candidates in the tiehl,..--numely, the Marquis of Blandford, Lord Miley Cooper, .1. H. Langston, end Robert "%MilHam, Lupo., the latter of whom is decidedly the most popular, and no doubt is entertained of his being one of our r►'presentatives. IRELAND. (From the Dublin Patriot,) COIJNiI" WERTDOCATiI.....-It is said that Colonel Packenham retires from this County, having voted for the Catholic question, and thereby lost the inteeeet of his connection with Lord Longford. Some of our contemporaries have animadverted severely upon Lord Longford in consequence of this. We however do not think this is just. Advocatai as we are fur toleration in laws, our principles extend to toleration of opinion. Lord Longford has as good a right to retain, and may be as sincere in retaining his old sentiments, as Colonel Parkenhatn in yielding to the lights of history, philosophy, Christianity, and reason. The circumstance may therefore be deemed honourable to both. It is said that the Catholics intend offering their support to Colonel Packenham. This hi, 'so far as regards the Catholics, but just and grateful. We doubt, however, that Colonel Packeuham would avail himself of that offer : should he decline it several gentlemen are spoken of as likely to be nominated as candidates upon the Catholic interest. CITY or Duar.m.—Alderman Sir John Kingston James, Bart. certainly.the most unexceptionable gentleman who has yet offered himself upon the Corporation interest, hue declined the conteit. Why not a Guinness or a• La Touche offer themselves? The name . of La Touche *so long identified with the city of Dublin, us it lute also been long identified with every thing amiable and useful. The name of Arthur Guinness too, associated as it is with every private and public virtue, would confer a benefit upon the city which he would represent. We know no man come ctO with Dublin at this moment who could stand a competition, either as to knowledge or power of communicating it, with Arthur Guinness. A great trading city ought to return such a man. COUNTY WaTravonn.—Mr. Wylie has written a letter, posi tively denying the report that Mr. Potier intended to decline standing for the county. Waterford will, therefore, he the scene of one of the most violently contested elections upon record. The following list of candidates, it is supposed, will he returned without opposition : COUNTY CLARE.--Sir E. O'Brien and Right Hon: V. Fitz gerald. COUNTY OF WWELOW —Mr. loners Grattan eiol Mr. Prohy. COUNTY or 181RAT111..—LOr4i Bediye mid Sir 'MIMS Som merville. COUNTY OF K tr.DA Itt.-LOrti Wm. Fitzgerald awl Mr. Robert La Touche. COUNTY or C K tivenagit and Col..Bnien. COUNTY or Lotyrit.—Mr. Ledie Foster and Mr. John Jocelyn. Kt so's Conwrr.--Lord Oxinantown and Mr. Bernard. OUtletell COUNTY.—Sir Henry Purnell and Sir Charles Collte. COUNTY or Com—Lord Bnuistuore and Lord Kingshorough. Crry of Coaa.--Hon. Mr. Hutchinson and Sir C. Calthurst. DAT AT ONB O'CLOCK. ionth RiaStoek Old Annuities..., — New WO — Ex; Bills, 11,000 td. 8 9 pm. Ditto 5OO !d. 9 9 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised Bank for Account — India for Assount — Cons. for Acconnt SO. i INDS AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds - 194 Portuguese Hoods 7134 % Prussian, b per eeut. Ditto, New 93 Ruisian,.New, 5 per cent. ...80% 1 Spanish, 1821, b per cent. 1823 French Reines, 5 p. c. —f, —c. ---- Exchange —t. --e. .---.3 per cent. Exchange—, —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. . Per Shiao. Anglo Mexican Mining Company £ss 42 Swill/in Mining Company l5 15 I.ti4:, Pasco Peruvian Mining Company United Mexica►► Mining Company MO 184, !►FAILS. Arrived Due. Arrived. Du 1 Dublin 1 Waterford 0 0 Jamaica U 1 Ouernsey& Jersey. 0 0 Leeward islands 0 Lisbon 1 0 Malta 0 0 Oottenburgh I U America 1 0 Hamburgli 1 Holland 1 0 Buenos Ayres 1 France HIGli WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOB ROW. Morning lO minutes after 3. I Evening 27 minute/ after 3. Zbiteult. '+~ °,~~- BARBAROUS MURDER. On the night of the 80th or morning of the 314 ult. a man named G eor ge Johnson, who was employ ed by Mr. Sh errar d , o f Blessingion-street, us a keepe r of the lands called the Folly, Barony of Balruddery, County of Dublin, was found murdered at Palmers town, within a quarter of a mile of his r es id ence. The unfortunate man exhibited marks of th e moat savage. cruelty on t h e part of his assa ss i ns; l ie had fourteen c u t s on h i s h ea d , one arm and several ribs broken. A n i nquest was held by Mr. M'C arthy, Coroner. The Jury were composed of the most respectable n.an h i 1.: tants, Peter Bournes, of Pieldstown, Foreman--verdiet—Wilful Murder, against seine person or persons unknown. it is worthy of remark, that fur a period or twenty-nine years no cireuntstance of this nature was perpetrated in that neighbourhood. The Police, under the command of Captain Brad, have been indefatigable in tlteir endeavours to dis-, cover the murderers, and some yersons have. been taken up on kiusp , 0n• j e i --Dub li n ratriot LONDON, TUESDAY .EVENING, JUNE 6, 1826, The Hamburgh Correspondenten of the 2d and 3d instant reached us last night. They contain no other news than the account of the death of her Ma jesty the Empress Dowager ELIZABETH of Russia, which afflicting event'We announced in our paper of last night. Her Majesty has survived her august, husband but a very short period, and her death is stated to have been been occasioned by the effects of intense grief on a delicate constitution. Her Majesty died at Belcw on the 16th May, on her way from Taganrog to Kaluga, to which place the Empress Mother had proceeded for the purpose of meeting her; but it was ordained that this meeting should not take place. Her Majesty, the Empress ELIZABETH ALEx lEWNA (before her marriage, the Princess LouisA MARIA AUGUSTA) was the second daughter of the hereditary Prince CHARLES LOUIS Of BADEN, who died in 1801. She was born on the 24th of January, 1779, and was married to the late Emperor ALEXANDER on the 9th October, 1798. She never had any issue. The Hamburgh Papers, in recording her death, state, " that though her life was short, it was the life of an angel, filled with acts of beneficence. Adorned. with all the virtues that can dignify woman, she would have been worthy of the most splendid throne, had not fate placed her upon it." And we believe this panegyric to be just, as she invariably ma nifested the most amiable feelings, under circumstances of peculiar delicacy and difficulty, and was an object of the particular attachment of the Empress Mother and the nation. We subjoin a few extracts from the Hambur ! , , :h Papers:— 8881 IN, MAY 30. On the 22d of this month a fire broke out in Pilieu, which, the wind being very high, spread so rapidly, that several houses, warehouses, a salt magazine, and the back buildings of the salt factory were reduced to ashes. It was only by extraordi- nary efforts that the progress of the flames was checked, which had already communicated to the timber yards, and the- maga sines of pitch and tar. The damage is considerable. mAy SO. His Majesty has be en pl ease d t o appointna xovv.a, M. Mackenzie, British Consul General in Hayti, to he Consul General for the Kingdom of Hanover also in that island. , SI. Our Court has gone i n t o mourn i ng for three ßßAUN' weeks MA Y for the Empress Elizabeth of Russia. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cmnberland is gone to Duben. STOCKHOLM, MAY 26. Several corps of dragoons and !faint.* have already set out for the camp in Ladugardsgarde. Baron Stedingk embarked to-day on board the Eurydice frigate for St. Petersburgh. COPENHAGIN, MAY N. The betrOthillg of prince Frederick Charles Christian and the Princess Wilhelmiva Maria, took place at Court the day before yesterday, as we announced. The inhabitants of thu capital showed their satisfaction at this happy event by voluntarily illu minating their home in the evening. 11104111tR011, JUNIt 3. Exchange on London, 57 2:—Two Months, 86 11. Reports have been for some days in circulation, that it is intended to confer a British Peerage on the Lady of Sir HENRY HALFORD. We presume not to know on what foundation these reports rest; but as they have given rise to many observations, we must take the liberty of offering a few remarks upon the subject. It has been said that, the talents - of Sir, HENRY }IA LPORD, (which have placed him in such dis tinguished situations as those of President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Physician in Ordinary to the ICING,) and'that his services to His MitsEsTY and , toicience, nave been such as to justly entitle him to be elevated to the Peerage, but that two objections exist ag a i ns t i t . First, that there is no precedent o f a Physician having been raised to the dignity o f a Peer ; an d secondly, that if such a precedent were made i n hi s c a se , i t wou ld necessarily oblige him to resign his presidency and drive him out of the profession, by which he would sustain a loss of 12,0001. per aiinum ; as it would be as inconsistent for a Peer to receive a fee as a physician, as it is eo ns i.. tiered infra dig. for a Nobleman to practise as an Ad vocate. To avoid this dilemma, the expedient of atin her own ri g h t , h as been hit upon,inwho was a great admirer of the Oper a , a l ways had .a ereg ish much wife ain peeress , t he sam e way as a ee n a i n Bishop box in the name of his wife, which he constantly used. We are not advocates for ,expedients, and therefore, la'talvbeele'eneictoltnifleed. upon himself' if the talents and services of Sir HENRY HA LVORD are deserving of so high a mark of his Sovereign's fa eh gratified by hearing per sonally, which would have shed a lustre over the learned profession of which he is the head. o s i l l i o o u u r ld h t z t u t r , t h N e v We can see no reason why a precedent L I mold not be set, if none exist, of a I • • • The profession of phy s i c , it is yt being ennobled. t rue sician , was formerly held in disrepute, because its professors were ignorant quacks ; but in these days, when it numbers among its Members, men as distinguished for attainment in science, and for general talent and character, as any other of the learned professions can boast of, we see no reason for considering that because a man has been bred to the practice of physic, he is to be excluded from arriving at the honours of the Peerage, whfch are open to all other professions and classes of persons; more particularly too, as the honors of the Baronetage, have been so unsparingly conferred on inf e rior classes of practitioners, - as well as upon those of the highest rank in the profession. With regard to the other argu ments against the elevation of Sir H. H ALFORD person ally to the Peerage, we cannot conceive that it would be any degradation of Nobility for one of their Order to preside over a body, so learned, and so distinguished for science and talents, as the College of Physicians. In deference to the customs and feelings of Society, we suppose he must, if ennobled, relinquish the practice of ' his profession, although we see little difference be tween a distinguished Physician at the head of his profession receiving fees from patients, and a Learned Lawyer, at the head of his profession as a Judge, re ceiving the fees of suitors in his Court. Be this, however, as it may, it appears to us that it would not be less inconsistent for Sir HENRY HAL"' FORD to receive fees for the support of his wife's dignity as a Peeress, than it would be for the main tenance of his own ; and that if his fortune be not sufficient to maintain with suitable splendour a Peerage for his wife, without practice, it would be right to postpone ennobling the family tilt he has amassed wealth sufficient to enable him to abandon it altogether. The dissolution of Companies appears to be pro ceeding now with as much rapidity as their limitation did a year ago, and we are not a little amused to see the avidity with which the British public run from one extreme to the other. A few months singe, and there Were no topics of conversation but projections : Lon don was to be converted into a sea-port, by bringing the briny flood in cast-iron pipes' from Brighton or SOuthend, and the CockneyS were to be pickled at all prices, from. Peers at a pound'a piece to tinkers and tailors at two-pence; travellers were to be transported through an exhausted tunnel at the rate of sixty mile a second ; steam was to be brought into universal use, and applied with such dexterity, that a traveller was t" have nothing to do after breakfast but bestride the tea kettle, and start at the rate of twenty miles an hour , whichever way lie turned the spout; mines, which had never been properly explored, were to be ransacked at once, and lines of waggons, loaded with the precious metals, were already imagined to reach from a dQuil ports to the country house of M. ROTHSCHILD> o r the Million office at the Bank ; beds of Pearl' were to be disturbed by the diving bells, and the young nobility to play at marbles with those of secondary colour ; coral rocks were to be blown into fragments, and brought in barge loads to the stone Wharfs of the metropolis ; in short, we were all at ov.ce to realise the fiction of the Arabian Nights, and London was to vie with the inost magnificent pictures of Fairy Land. Changes, almost endless; were to be worked in the twinkling of an eye ; Whig Lords turned ,. washerwO men Members of Parliamen t, milk-m a id; Dukes, drUggists ; Peers, pawls-brokers ; and Baronets, briclunakers. The results, however, of these concern s have not b een qu it e so flattering as the projecto rs wished to ma k e them .appear, and the publief one and all, is as p r ej u di ce d against the schemes as they wer e once in their favour—but this is very illibroal, for many have given proof that they have not entirely. fitiled in their objects ; for instance, the subscribers to the Chdian Company have caught: cold, the Share holders of the London Drug Company have had physic, those of the National Both Company have had a stveat,' the Equitable Loan Company, h as g ives& plenty of pledges,' and the Directors of the Cobalt and Copper Company have exhibited lots of btass; so 60 although these things have not answered the intended purpose, they have. not entirely faile&---nor can we join in the outcry against the great men who have Into trade. It is a proof o f theirgone perception; the have: seen that in a few years none b u t " Op e ratives' will be allowed to rule, and they h ave b een na t ur ally ous to go with the stream ; an i ns t anc e of pruden t % forethought which cann o t b e too muc h admired. We received German Papers this morning. They are chiefly occupied with strictures upon the prospect'' of the harvest, and other matters interesting to the Germans : HANOVER. f In Fault Friesland, as. in Mecklenburg an d man y o ther parts o d Germany, the wi n t er corn h as suf f ered very much from the " I and wet weather that prevailed in the spring. The rape-or been checked by the cold; wheat and rye are very thin; and dlau .latter, ou all damp soils, has, through th e eou thumince of weather, been hi n d ere d from rivovering. The prospects of w good crop of winter corn are, therefore, very premien.. Iln d ` r these circumstances, the prices are rising as the old stwl‘ dr creases ; to which we may add, the piobability of exportatiesi 11) , England. • FRONTIEftB OF 1 . 01.. ANN MAY 6. According to the account* given by travellers, seutence already been Paned by the Section of the Russian Siinate acting Si a High Court of Justice, on many of the persons arreste4 st Schlusselberg and I'eteraburgh, for having been coocerno, ll iu the revolt of the 26th of December, last year, who have been Ai *. detnned to death. It is even added, that the sentence has illet 44 been etecuted on some of them, among whom are the two JO' shelbeekets ; but the accounts add such Very singular particulso , that we may justly hesitate to place entire confidence in thew' According to other statements, however, there is reason to belie.. that the p un i s h ment o f d eath will be mitigated by the Eloper" to banishment. A report is thi s moment spread,tvhicly f it finned, w ou ld, b e attended with important consequences to We trade of Ifamburgh and B remen. Th i s report is to t h e followi"g, effect :—That th e P russ i an Government, lietti"fg• t he Pc"ever"ict . of the G overnment of the Netherlands in its refusal to desist (N e t . its pretensi ons to impose arbitrary sha c kl e s o n the irayigati te tit LOWVIt the Mine, has resolved to u se measures of yetalietiou : that ar - sr.a; :o l u t i a d v w filS col 7 • rordingly an extremely high import duty on all goods corni.ig from Ilolland i and going up the Mine, will render 'their iisrpol tation by this channel for the supply of a great part , of IVefO rti Germany; and this market would then be bbliged 40 h fig" nialual through the German ports on the North Sot. If is .2 " n affirmed, that this rneneure will be carried into effect on theist of July, unless the Government of the Netherlands should tC6')/".4 PRICKS 01 ATOMICS THI Bank Stock ....... 3 per Cent. Red 79ilif per Cent. Cons • shut 3 per Cent. egfll Ditto Red 4 per Cent. New shu Ditto Scrip III pm. Bank Long Ann. India *oek 238 if Ditto Bonds 8 9pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN 1? Austrian Bonds ' 5 per cent `Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds, 6 per at. Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1821. 4074 Danish, 9 per tent. ' h 6% 7 Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 l4 Guatimala Mexican Borth Ditto, 1825 63